Why HTTPS Matters for Your Mobile-Responsive Website

Get Kompani Group’s Help with Upcoming Google Changes

We all know that Google is the top search engine in the world, which is why it’s extremely important to make sure your website is optimized to get the most favorable search results possible from the internet giant.

At Kompani Group, we’ve been guiding our clients through many of Google’s most recent changes – including how mobile-responsive sites rank higher on searches performed on mobile devices, and an upcoming feature in which Google will begin tagging sites without HTTPS as ‘Non Secure’ when viewing in Chrome.

But there’s an interesting area where these two updates overlap – and it has the power to significantly impact your search results – mobile and desktop.

When Google made the decision that mobile responsiveness and other “site quality” characteristics would play a role in search rankings, it meant considering several benchmarks of quality – not least of which is security. So now, in addition to maintaining strong, relevant content in order to index well, your site must also deliver a mobile-friendly and safe experience if you want to be among the first pages of results.

Fortunately, the process to switch to HTTPS isn’t expensive or challenging when you’ve got a partner like Kompani Group to guide you through it. Just get in touch with us and we’ll make sure your site is optimized for attracting and retaining as many visitors as possible.

Learn more here about our various Technology services and get your site optimize and up-to-date today.

Internet security becomes more complex daily. Being plugged into websites, servers, hosting services, various cloud services, and web based business applications, we see time and time again how vulnerable we all can be to attacks. This week alone, I know of two people, both friends and colleagues of mine had their emails hacked. In both cases, their emails sent me a document that I was supposed to review. It’s not uncommon for me to receive such emails, and it was from a trusted source so I clicked to open the first one. It asked me to verify my login credentials. This is when the flags went up for me. But it was all very innocent, and I easily could have given away my login information.

I immediately went in and changed my account credentials, just to be safe. I also ran a virus scan on my machine, ran a cleaner, emptied the trash, ran all the scans and cleaners again, and then rebooted. Maybe that was not all necessary, but it made me feel better.

While I don’t want my voice to blend into the noise we hear everyday about changing your passwords, identity theft, etc., I do want to use this platform I have to remind you that the 30 seconds of changing your password routinely can save you hours of the dreadful efforts involved in dealing with a hack. If this note can save any of the recipients from having to give up those hours of precious time, this has served its purpose.

There are many technologies out there that automatically assign very strong passwords to all of the sites you use so you only need to remember one. If you feel that kind of service is not for you, and you prefer to just maintain your passwords yourself, then please follow strong conventions. Mixed cases, letters, numbers, symbols, random words or phrases that have been manipulated to be somewhat unrecognizable, but still memorable for you are all elements of a good password. There are extensive articles out there on best practices if you are more deeply interested in the subject. Just remember, create a very difficult password to crack, change it often, don’t use the same one multiple times – or worse, on multiple sites – and if 2-step verification is an option, it’s a good idea to use it.

The use of the 3dcart shopping platform, more than just accommodating.

Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) July 08, 2014

Kompani Group has been building e-commerce solutions for clients for the past 10 years, and have tried almost every platform and custom code imaginable. When it came time to build a new site for their own http://www.BloomsByHeinau.com they knew they wanted to go with 3dcart for several reasons, among them “ongoing support and automatic updates, a devotion to “e-commerce best practices and intuitive user interfaces” which are standard, not multi-modular based on subsequent purchases, stated Adam Olen, Managing Director of both sites. From the basic tabula rasa, provided by 3dcart, Olen and crew were able to create a functional, aesthetic and customizable website in “Blooms by Heinau” a custom flower shop dedicated to excellence and distinctiveness with arrangements guaranteed to last a minimum of 6 months with no water and no maintenance.

As Olen described in a note to 3dcart: “As icing on the cake, the functionality you have provided, while in some cases is even more than we may ever use, has also proven to enhance our core business. Because of features provided by 3dcart, we are now launching a corporate gift program so businesses can easily sign up and receive discounts for sending our long lasting and beautiful arrangements to their customers/clients/contacts, and we are also beginning to offer affiliate opportunities. 3dcart has essentially created two new revenue channels just because of the functionality that is included with our monthly package.

“As Managing Director of Kompani Group, a firm of business strategy and brand development architects, neither I nor my colleagues took the selection of an ecommerce platform lightly. Our store is a strong reflection on our credibility in the industry and we felt very good about selecting 3dcart for one of our portfolio brands. Thank you for developing a great product and for your ongoing support.”

As Joe Palko reiterates; “We have come quite far, since 1997, in many ecommerce functions, uses & aspects, offering online store enhancements such as fraud watch, the addition of multiple and international pavement gateways, integration with eBay, outstanding merchant-focused customer service, content and social media marketing and a host of other benefits and advantages over the run-of-the-mill retail website shopping cart. We are pleased that Adam and Heinau Flowers have benefited from 3dcart’s platform.”

About Blooms by Heinau:
Blooms by Heinau, the direct to consumer division of Heinau Flowers offers 100% natural, fresh-cut blooms that last 6 months or longer and serve as decorative accessories in homes, offices, and 5 star hospitality resorts. For the first time, the pure and natural elegance of freshly cut flowers can be yours every day at a genuinely affordable price. If you buy flowers on a regular basis for your home or business, we can cut your annual flower budget by as much as 75%, without sacrificing a single sensory indulgence. Our blooms are 100% natural flowers – and will add a beautiful sense of subtle elegance to help color your life. Visit us at http://www.BloomsByHeinau.com to learn more. Call 786 594 0437 or e mail them at sales(at)BloomsByHeinau(dot)com.

About: Kompani Group
We are business strategy, branding, marketing, and web development architects. Our experience and expertise have been acquired from helping build and grow hundreds of companies across multiple industries, as well as from building our own portfolio brands. Our main focus is always to empower our clients and brands with effective solutions, know-how, improved processes, training and tools that immediately generate measurable results. Our core business philosophy is centered around the fact that our partners’ and associates’ compensation is solely contingent on how well our creative business and brand strategies perform for our clients and our own portfolio brands. We are hands-on involved in every aspect of implementing business and brand strategies for our clients and our own portfolio brands. We like to say that once we get involved “we live and breathe our clients’ businesses and brands.” We offer comprehensive strategies to develop and grow your business, but we are also prepared to take on specific projects such as helping you overcome your greatest challenges (one at a time). Place yourself in good Kompani and success will follow.